14 - 19 Diplomas
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These are no longer referred to as ‘Specialist’ Diplomas’ because they do not train young people for occupations in the specific sectors.
Diplomas provide practical ‘applied learning’. Practical skills development such as thinking skills, personal learning skills and functional skills are embedded throughout.
Diplomas provide a broader curriculum than traditional A Levels. They use an industry sector as a theme, to bring ‘applied learning’ together. For example, in engineering, academic concepts and theories are introduced and applied to engineering situations and organisations.
Diplomas have an extended personal project at all stages i.e.:
- Making
- Doing something
- Performing something
- Researching
- Presenting
- Writing
- Reporting or
- Dissertation style report etc.
Diplomas consist of:
- Principle learning (50%)
- Generic learning (20%)
- Specialist learning (30%).
The latter may include:
VOptional units
- Additional maths
- Specialisation subjects or
- Choice of complementary subjects.
Diplomas will have an equivalence of 3 A levels at level 3, delivered through a broader curriculum.
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